Matthew Mancheski
T. Parker Host
President and CFO
Assumed New Position: January 2025
Founded in 1923, Virginia-based company T. Parker Host began as a small, family-owned ship agency and has since grown into a national company agency, terminal operations and logistics services. The company first made news in New Orleans in 2018, when it purchased Avondale Shipyard. Once the largest employer in Louisiana, the shipyard had been shuttered for four years.
The goal was to transform the dilapidated shipyard into a multimodal center of commerce.
That goal has been achieved, guided in large part by the contributions of Matthew Mancheski, who has served as chief financial officer of T. Parker Host since 2020.
“I have diverse industry background and significant experience in international maritime, and when the opportunity with Host presented itself that combined the industrial maritime industry with the redevelopment of the iconic Avondale Shipyard, I was excited to be a part of that story,” said Mancheski.
Acting as CFO, Mancheski has helped expand the company’s operations — which include what is now known as Avondale Global Gateway, along with United Bulk Terminals, Host Terminals, LLC and Host Agency, LLC — and significantly improved its financial performance. He also spearheaded key strategic initiatives, including the optimization of terminal operations and the expansion of the Avondale Global Gateway site.
As of last December, Mancheski added the role of president of T. Parker Host to his duties.
“His ability to navigate both strategic growth and financial oversight makes him uniquely positioned to lead us into the future,” said HOST Chair and CEO Adam Anderson in the company’s official announcement of the promotion.
Prior to joining T. Parker Host, Mancheski spent 12 years in Houston, Texas working for Tidewater Inc., which operates the largest fleet of offshore support vessels in the industry. During that time he held five different vice president positions, including VP of the Americas, VP of Africa and Europe, and VP of investor relations and corporate development.
Mancheski said he’s excited by his new role and looks forward to leading the company forward.
“Avondale Global Gateway stands out as a catalyst for growth for this region,” he said, “and has the opportunity to bring new industry and significant job growth to the region.”
“Host is doing something that really hasn’t been done in this region before and that brings several layers of challenges, but one issue is the development of a workforce to support the growth we are experiencing.”
